The Old Vicarage is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1967. House.
The Old Vicarage
- WRENN ID
- far-cupola-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 April 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Vicarage, Church Road, Boreham, CM3 3EG
- OS grid reference
- TL 755 096
- Coordinates
- 51.75773, 0.54222
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Vicarage is an 18th-century timber-framed and plastered house with 20th-century alterations at the rear. It has two storeys and features a three-window range with double-hung sashes that include glazing bars. The central entrance consists of a six-panel door topped by a semi-circular fanlight with radial glazing bars and an open pediment. A Tuscan portico with plain columns enhances the entrance. The roof is hipped and covered with tiles. The Old Vicarage is part of a group that includes the Church of St Andrew, Boreham Lodge, Church Cottages (Nos 1 to 4), McMillans Cottages (Nos 1 and 2), Boreham Manor North, Boreham Manor South, Babylon, Ebenezer Cottage, Coppers, and the Old Rectory, with Church Cottages Nos 1 to 4 being buildings of local interest.
Local climate
The Old Vicarage sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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